RIF: V022 Terratetto con giardino privato
Al piano terra troviamo la zona giorno composta da soggiorno, cucina abitabile e bagno. Salendo al primo piano si sviluppa la zona notte con due ampie camere matrimoniali e un grande ripostiglio, facilmente sfruttabile come terza camera o studio. All’ultimo piano è presente una soffitta spaziosa utile come locale di…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €79,000 for 131 sqm, the ask is €603/sqm, but with a typical renovation budget of about €700/sqm the effective cost is roughly €1,303/sqm. That is far above the local low-stock baseline of €472/sqm, so despite the private 200 sqm garden and decent photo count, this looks weakly priced for a renovation project.
More on the house and the area
This is a usable-sized independent house with a private garden and very cheap price per square metre, so it has practical appeal. But the photos show a tired, fairly ordinary exterior and interiors with visible damp, stripped kitchen areas and outdated rooms, making it a real renovation project rather than a dream home now. It looks structurally like a proper house, not a ruin, but the wow factor is limited.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€26,000 – €46,000
Wiring, water and sanitary work of any kind, heating, air conditioning and gas go to a registered firm by law, and so do flues and the air openings for gas appliances. That labour stays in the bill. Yours is the stripping out, plaster, paint, floors, tiling and carpentry.
Labour is 61% of a renovation price on average and 67% at the median, across 191 items of the Emilia-Romagna 2025 public price list. Materials are the rest. An averaged price list, not a quote.
Materials you buy yourself carry 22% VAT; supplied by the firm doing the work they go at the 10% renovation rate. On a €30,000 materials bill that is €3,600 of extra tax.
Household wiring installed before 13 March 1990 counts as compliant if it has a main breaker with overcurrent protection, protection against direct contact and a 30 mA RCD. Having a firm bring the existing wiring up to that and certify it is the cheapest lawful route.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Clear renovation needed with visible damp/mould and dated finishes
- Kitchen is stripped out and interiors feel tired rather than move-in ready
- Outdoor areas are plain and neglected, with an aging covered structure
- No scenic views or distinctive historic character shown
Estimate from the listing and its photos, not a survey. Treat it as the starting point for your own quotes. An Italian builder's quote is normally written without VAT and without design fees, so add about a quarter to any figure a firm gives you.
The area around
Location score 38/100This is the central Po plain around Novellara, with flat agricultural land crossed by drainage canals and minor watercourses; the River Po is north of the area. Guastalla is the nearest larger centre, and Reggio Emilia is the main city in the wider area with full services and rail connections. The area is known for intensive farming and dairying linked to Parmigiano Reggiano, and for the lowland landscape of the Bassa Reggiana.